Chapter 719: Chapter 482: The Battle in the Conference Hall_1

“Since Your Excellency is a mercenary, no matter how much Princess Cold Flame offers to hire you, Saint Night will pay double! Moreover, we will no longer hold you accountable for any previous actions!”

With a sincere smile, August Montgomery tentatively said, “300,000 Gold Dragons… No, 500,000 Gold Dragons, what do you think, Your Excellency?”

August added, “As long as you promise not to intervene, when the Mountain Fortress falls tomorrow morning, we can immediately pay you!”

After saying this, August laughed smugly, looking confident that he would succeed.

It is worth noting that 500,000 Gold Dragons is a huge sum of money that ordinary people cannot earn in hundreds of generations!

Even a mid to high-class noble would be tempted, let alone three mercenaries who cost just a down-and-out Princess.

Not far away, Ariel Watson’s expression became unsightly upon hearing this.

For Ariel, who had never worried about food and drink before, she had not saved much money besides her trump cards, only around 100,000 Gold Dragons or so.

Moreover, she knew well that 500,000 Gold Dragons was indeed not a small number.

The most important thing was that for the guy who was actually an Otherworldly Lord, money was just one aspect of his interest.

If he handed over the down-and-out Princess Cold Flame to the Saint Night Kingdom, he would naturally be befriending the Saint Night high-ranking officials holding core power.

That, without a doubt, was the biggest temptation.

One could imagine that although the guy was tough on the surface, it was not a wise choice to offend a powerful kingdom for a down-and-out Princess who couldn’t even protect herself.

“That annoying guy, he wouldn’t really hand me over, would he?”

Realizing this, Ariel gulped nervously and looked at Leo Ray with an uneasy expression.

For a moment, all eyes were on Leo Ray.

On the other hand, hearing August’s tempting words and feeling Ariel’s subtle unease, Leo Ray couldn’t help but shake his head.

It was understandable for Ariel, who didn’t fully understand their own strength, to feel this way.

After all, in Ariel’s view, although they had a Tier 5 Powerhouse loyal to them, their territory was only the small Cyan Town.

Compared to a large kingdom, it would naturally be insignificant.

“Now, my domain includes not only Cyan Town, Maron City, Magnet Town, Redarrow City, Mystara City, Firsdale City, and the Crystal Kingdom but also a well-organized layout for control over the Coldflame Eastern Region,” Leo Ray continued with a raised eyebrow.

With this in mind, the ridiculous offer from the other party was not worth mentioning.

More importantly, Leo Ray clearly understood that at this stage, it was best to have minimal contact with the nearly unknown Saint Night Kingdom.

After all, the current open confrontation between the Coldflame Royal Family and the mysterious organization behind the scenes was enough to keep them busy, so there was no need to involve the Saint Night Kingdom.

As for the high-ranking officials of Saint Night who controlled power, Leo Ray had no interest in them.

When the time was right, they would use their iron fist to tell them everything, instead of appeasing them with bended knees now.

By then, these natives would realize how foolish it was to underestimate and indiscriminately kill Otherworldly Lords.

In short, as long as they could ensure that the three fortresses of the Coldflame Army were not taken over by the Saint Night Army, the pressure on the border battlefield would always fall on the heads of the Coldflame Royal Family or the three princes, thereby giving them more time for development.

“Besides, we don’t need to worry about whether this will attract the attention of the Saint Night senior officials,” Leo Ray mused with a decisive smile. “As long as we take care of all our opponents here, the news won’t get out.”

Prior to this, Leo Ray had instructed Linda, Bianca White, Abigail, and Amelia who were previously waiting outside the fortress to secretly infiltrate the castle and guard the various exits.

Therefore, even if there were fish that escaped the net, they would not escape their second secret blockade line.

Even if the Saint Night Kingdom eventually learned of Ariel’s identity as the Coldflame Fifth Princess and her thwarting of their conspiracy, and further speculated that there might be a connection between this and Leo Ray, the apparent Lord of Cyan City, they would still be casting their gazes elsewhere.

However, by that time, their own forces would have already become incomparably stronger.

At this moment, watching Ariel’s uncertain gaze and August’s determined expression, Leo Ray said with a light smile, “500,000 Gold Dragons is indeed a very attractive number…”

At this point, Leo Ray deliberately lengthened his tone, observing both of their reactions.

As expected, Ariel’s expression grew more tense, while August became increasingly smug.

Then, Leo Ray continued with a smile, “Unfortunately, I’ve never had a concept of Gold Dragons, so to me, 500,000 Gold Dragons are worthless.”